1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1989–90 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.

1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBenjy Taylor
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 11 3   .786 20 11   .645
Richmond 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
American 10 4   .714 20 9   .690
George Mason 10 4   .714 20 12   .625
East Carolina 6 8   .429 13 18   .419
Navy 4 10   .286 5 23   .179
UNC Wilmington 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
William & Mary 2 12   .143 6 22   .214
1990 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Richmond finished second in the CAA regular-season standings with a 10–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament. In the opening round of the East regional, the #14 seed Spiders fell to #3 seed Duke, 81–46, to finish with a 22–10 record.

Roster

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1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Ken Atkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Anthony's  
G 24 Curtis Blair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Patrick Henry Roanoke, Virginia
F 44 Kenny Wood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
C Jim Shields 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So
F 55 Terry Connolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 1989*
at No. 19 NC State
Preseason NIT
L 48–57  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 28, 1989*
at No. 21 Georgia Tech L 74–87  0–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 1, 1989*
Army W 85–78  1–2
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 2, 1989*
South Carolina W 66–60  2–2
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 4, 1989*
VMI W 78–77  3–2
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 6, 1989*
at VCU W 66–54  4–2
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 9, 1989*
Fairfield W 69–57  5–2
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 20, 1989*
Old Dominion W 69–62  6–2
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1989*
Virginia L 57–69  6–3
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 28, 1989*
at Southern Utah W 95–83  7–3
Centrum Arena 
Cedar City, Utah
Dec 30, 1989*
at Nevada L 71–83  7–4
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Jan 8, 1990
James Madison W 70–59  8–4
(1–0)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 10, 1990
American W 61–59  9–4
(2–0)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 13, 1990
at George Mason W 87–73  10–4
(3–0)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 15, 1990*
Wake Forest W 51–49  11–4
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 17, 1990
Navy L 46–57  11–5
(3–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 20, 1990
at UNC-Wilmington W 71–60  12–5
(4–1)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 24, 1990
East Carolina W 71–54  13–5
(5–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 27, 1990
at William & Mary W 71–66  14–5
(6–1)
William and Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 29, 1990*
Old Dominion L 74–76  14–6
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 2, 1990
at James Madison L 43–77  14–7
(6–2)
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 7, 1990
at American L 58–61  14–8
(6–3)
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 1990
George Mason W 86–64  15–8
(7–3)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 12, 1990*
Virginia Tech W 86–82  16–8
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 14, 1990
at Navy W 79–70  17–8
(8–3)
Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 17, 1990
UNC-Wilmington W 77–70  18–8
(9–3)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 21, 1990
at East Carolina L 78–81  18–9
(9–4)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1990
William & Mary W 72–54  19–9
(10–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
CAA Tournament
Mar 3, 1990*
UNC-Wilmington
CAA Tournament Quarterfinal
W 67–52  20–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 1990*
American
CAA Tournament Semifinal
W 91–90 2OT 21–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 1990*
James Madison
CAA tournament championship
W 77–72  22–9
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 15 Duke L 46–81  22–10
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
  2. ^ "1989–90 Richmond Spiders Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved May 8, 2020.